Monday, March 5, 2012

Å se = To see (Uke 10)

Stjernebildet Kassiopeia, fotografert i oktober 2004, nær Connecticut. Kild: Wikipedia.

The Verb of the Week for Week 10 is å se, "to see, to look".

Here are the conjugations of this verb:

vi ser = we see (present tense)
vi har sett = we have seen (present perfect tense)
vi så = we saw (past tense)
vi hadde sett = we had seen (past perfect tense)
vi vil se = we will see (future)
vi vil ha sett = we will have seen (future perfect)
vi ville se = we would see (present conditional)
vi ville ha sett = we would have seen (perfect conditional)

And here are some sentences using it:

Se på den kaninen i hagen!
Look at that rabbit in the garden!

Jeg så Terje forleden dag. Han var meget bedrøvelig.
I saw Terje the other day. He was very unhappy.

Jon! Jeg har ikke sett deg på tre år!
Jon! I haven’t seen you for three years!

Har du sett den nye leiligheten deres?
Have you seen their new flat?

The stars are bright tonight. Look, there’s Cassiopeia!
Stjernene er klart i kveld. Se, der er Kassiopeia!